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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

DUNCAN MCMIILLAN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MIDLANDMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,395, dated March22, 1892.'

Application led .Tune 13, 1891. Serial No. 396,166. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it' may concern:

13e it known that I, DUNCAN MOMILLAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Clncinnati, in t-he county of Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCouplingStraps for garness, of which the following is a specificaion.

The object of my invention is to provide a neat and convenientcoupling-strap that can be made Without inserting the buckle during themanufacture and which can be applied after all the other parts of thecoupling-strap have been completed.

Another object of my invention is to secure and support the buckle by arivet and clamp- Washer, which will finish and strengthen the same.

In the accompanying drawings the improvement is shown as adapted to ahaine-tug cou pling-strap; but it can be applied equally Well to othercoupling-straps of a harness.

Figure 1 in the accompanying drawings is a side elevation showing thestrap completed ready to receive the buckle. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section of the finished coupling-strap. Fig. 3 is aperspective View of the clamp-washer.

1 represents the base strap of the coupling. 2 the box-loop.

3 represents the prolongation of the basestrap to form a rest for thebuckle.

4 represents a hanne clip, which is provided With the shank 5, whichextends nearly through the coupling, and it is supported in a sheath.

6 represents filling straps on either side of the shank of the samethickness and forming a sheath or pocket for the same.

7 represents the top or finishing strap. It has been usual to extendthis strap clear through and double it back through the loop inclosingthe buckle. Instead of doing this I cut it o so as to form a short lap8, which is formed into a loop to encircle the buckle and extendsslightly within the box-loop, (indicated at 9, Fig. 2.)'

10 represents a clamp-wash er provided with flanges 11, which occupy thespace between the buckle-strap and box-loop covering the edges. Theedges of said flanges seat upon the bottom strap 1 and form a smoothtasty finish for the coupling. The buckle and washer are secured inposition by means of the rivet 12, which passes through the Washer,through the leather, through an eye in the shank 5, pierced to receivethe same and headed upon either side, securing the buckle firmly inposition.

The method of construction is as follows: The base, top filling-straps,and loop are stitched together in the usual manner, with the loop 8extending, as shown in Fig. 1, and clip-shank inserted. The buckle isthen inserted in this loop and it is doubled, the Washer-plate applied,and the rivet passed through and headed down on either side, securingall the parts together. It will be observed that forward ot the flanges11 the washer 10 has a projection, lip, or tongue extending within theloop 2, so that the loop will assist in holding it in position laterallyand cover completely the splice or lap 8.

There are several advantages arising from thisformof construction.Thecoupling-straps ofthe harness are made irrespective of the size ofthe buckle employed. Then the buckle, washer, or other finishingornaments may be applied, as occasion requires. Different-sized bucklesmay be applied, and in case of breaking the head of the rivet can be cutoft and removed and a new buckle applied Without interfering with thestitches ot' the coupling.

lIn this method of construction no stitching is employed or necessary tosecure the buckle in position, the Washer 11 forming a tasty finish.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A strap-coupling forharness, consisting of the lower and upper straps 1 and 7, having thebox-loop 2, the upper strap formed at one extremity into a loop 8, whichengages a' buckle and projects into the box-loop, and the lower strapextending as a supportingrest for the buckle, the metallic washer 10,overlying the buckle-holding loop, and the rivet 12, passing through thewasher, the lower and upper straps, and the buckle-holding loop,substantially as described.

2. A strap-coupling for harness, consisting of the lower and upperstraps l and 7, having ICO passing through the waslielg'the lower andupper straps, and the buckle-holding loop, substantially as described.

In testimony Whereoi` I have hereunto set my band.

DUNCAN MCMILLAN.

llfitnesses:

P. SIMMONS, C. W. MILES.

